What to eat to get pregnant?

What foods help to get pregnant? To some this question may seem ridiculous. However, the beneficial effects of some products on the ability to conceive were proved by scientists and highly qualified specialists.

What to eat to get pregnant?

Preparing for conception is a very important aspect in the life of every couple. When a woman is preparing to become a mother, this requires certain changes not only in her lifestyle but also in her diet. You will have to exclude some products from the family diet. Proper and healthy food is also important for men, as appropriate diet improves sperm quality and supports mobility of sperm required for successful fertilization.

Scientists of the School of Public Health at Harvard University created a «Fertility Diet» that helps women get pregnant. If you want to conceive, you should eat healthy food in sufficient quantity. Try not to limit yourself in food. Change your lifestyle, stick to the right diet, and then you will be able to eliminate the failures of ovulation, which are often enough the cause of infertility.

Don’t forget: when planning conception the best source of advice is you doctor!

Candies and sugar products.

If you want to get pregnant, it’s a good idea to limit the consumption of candies and sugar products, because carbohydrates can upset the delicate hormonal balance in a woman’s body and affect ovulation.

In a computer simulation, scientists have established the fact that useful substances in a woman’s body (for example, fats of natural origin) are replaced by carbohydrates. It’ll take lot of time to restore normal functioning of the body.

What about coffee?

Scientists determined that caffeine has a powerful effect against conception. Black tea, as well as coffee, chocolate, Cola and Pepsi are the main products, the use of which should be either completely eliminated, or at least reduced to one cup per day.

The benefits of folic acid

Perhaps the most essential element for the conception and in the early stages of pregnancy is folic acid. If you plan to get pregnant, then you should eat more products that contain folic acid. Lack of this acid are extremely dangerous in the initial stages, as it is used for normal development of all tissues and organs of the embryo.

Buckwheat, oatmeal, millet, beets, beans, lentils, carrots, broccoli, cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, Brussels sprouts, lettuce, green onions — all of these vegetables and cereals include folic acid.

Lemons, oranges also contain folic acid, which, in addition, have positive effect on hormones level.

What to drink?

Drink enough to prevent dehydration. However, avoid carbonated drinks with unhealthy chemical composition, drink sugar-free juice and at least 5−7 glasses of water a day.

Fish and seafood.

Women often ask the question: «Is it a good idea to eat fish before conception and during pregnancy»? Fish and seafood can be a natural accumulator of mercury. Mercury is toxic for the fetus.

There are species of fish that contain much mercury:

  • swordfish;
  • shark;
  • marlin;
  • white tuna.

The second group includes species of fish with low mercury content (s):

  • haddock;
  • trout;
  • tilapia;
  • tuna and canned tuna;
  • flounder.

It’s a good idea to eat about 400 gr. fish (low-mercury) a week. Fish is very useful for the female body because it contains: proteins, iodine, phosphorous etc. And, certainly, red fish contains fatty acids — omega 3:

Salmon and whitefish are rich in vitamin D, which increases the production of progesterone and estrogen.

Lobster, mussels, oysters, crabs contain a huge number of valuable amino acids, phosphorus, proteins, zinc, and vitamins: PP, B12, D, B2, A.

Shrimp contain iodine, taurine, selenium, magnesium, potassium, calcium, that improve blood vessel system.

Iron-containing products

Iron-containing products

If you plan to get pregnant, you should eat more iron-containing foods. Iron improves the tone of uterine muscles, helps to avoid anemia. Most women of reproductive suffer from low iron level. Pork is the best source of iron, as well as chicken and beef.

Eggs, buckwheat and oat cereals, peas, millet, apples, nuts, pears, figs, persimmons, cheese, caviar, mackerel, sardines, pomegranate, strawberries, radishes, potatoes, beets also contain much iron.

Iron is hard to digest and absorb, that’s why eat meat together with vegetables, which contain vitamin C.

Dairy products

Dairy product are a must for each family wishing to have a child. Milk plays an important role in providing body with calcium. Calcium actively influence the development of the embryo, as well as increases the motility of sperm in men. If you are planning to conceive, drink a cup of milk per day.

Amino acids, animal protein, salt, iron and phosphorus, magnesium and sodium, hydrochloric acid, citric acid — that’s not the whole list of useful elements that milk contains. These elements enhance the immune system, and normalize the functioning of the digestive tract.

Yoghurts, cheeses also provide the body with calcium. To strengthen the skeletal system eat cottage cheese and cheese.

Important to know: natural dairy products reduce the risk of infertility, while eating a large amount of defatted milk products increases the risk of infertility.

Honey

Honey is a source of energy; it enhances immunity, has positive effect on organs and balances the reproduction system of women. When planning conception, it is advisable to eat meat. It contains many beneficial enzymes, vitamins K, H, minerals, folic acid, pantothenic acid, osmium, titanium. All these elements are important for your body while planning conception.

Fruit while planning pregnancy

Normal work of the hormonal system is fundamental for successful conception. To achieve and support the balance of hormones in your body, you need to eat more:

  • almonds;
  • olives;
  • avocados

Saturated oils in these fruits helps to conceive. They also help control the uptake of salts and fats. Oleic acid in avocados can help to lower the cholesterol level. Avocado contains much riboflavin and thiamine, which are highly useful.

Almonds contain potassium, copper, phosphorus, iron, vitamins E, B, and most importantly, are abundant in fatty acids, so necessary for conception.

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